CVE-2007-0159 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the GeoIP_update_database_general function in libGeoIP/GeoIPUpdate.c in GeoIP 1.4.0 allows remote mali…
published 2007-01-10 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0163
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the GeoIP_update_database_general function in libGeoIP/GeoIPUpdate.c in GeoIP 1.4.0 allows remote malicious update servers (possibly only update.maxmind.com) to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the database filename, which is returned by a request to app/update_getfilename.
Patch / fix
- geoip Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.17-1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0159
Exploit prediction
2.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
References
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arctic.org
/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patch
patch
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-412-1
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0117
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/31383
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/21959
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/23880
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0118
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/23906
third-party-advisory
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osvdb.org
/31618
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-0159
- NVD CVE-2007-0159
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